The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and education partner Elsevier Clinical Solutions have launched “AACN: Acute and Critical Care Pharmacology,” an online course providing case study-based education focused on safe medication administration for both acute care and critical care staff nurses.
Critical care nurses at seven New York hospitals developed initiatives that substantially reduced healthcare-associated infections and improved other patient outcomes while demonstrating anticipated financial savings of nearly $4.5 million. The results stem from the nurses’ participation in a leadership and innovation training program delivered and funded by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
A study published in Critical Care Nurse finds that implementing a readiness bundle of preoperative interventions was associated with reduced risk of mortality and morbidity, shorter intubation times and shorter hospital stays for urgent patients after CABG surgery.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) invites nurses and other healthcare professionals who care for high acuity and critically ill patients and their families to its 2015 National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition (NTI) in San Diego, May 18-21, with preconferences May 17.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses expands the national rollout of its hospital-based nurse leadership and innovation training program to a seventh region, with the addition of seven Seattle-area hospitals. Nationwide, 49 hospitals have completed or are now participating in the program, with $24 million in anticipated savings from project initiatives to date.
A multifaceted approach to teaching coping mechanisms may help critical care nurses better handle their stressful work environment, according to a study in the November issue of American Journal of Critical Care (AJCC).
Kathleen Dracup, founding co-editor of the American Journal of Critical Care, received the highest honor in the American Academy of Nursing recently when she was named a Living Legend.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, the American Organization of Nurse Executives and the Emergency Nurses Association have issued a joint statement about specialty nursing and leadership organization collaboration related to Ebola Virus Disease, on behalf of their 150,000-plus combined nurse members.
Recent nurse-led initiatives addressing some of critical care’s most pressing challenges resulted in shorter average lengths of stay and other positive patient and fiscal outcomes in seven Philadelphia-area hospitals.
The new CCRN-K certification from AACN Certification Corporation is designed for nurses who do not work exclusively or primarily at the bedside but in their practice apply knowledge in a way that influences patients, nurses and/or organizations to have a positive impact on acutely and/or critically ill patients.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has named Elizabeth Bridges as its 2015 Distinguished Research Lecturer. A clinical nurse researcher and associate professor at the University of Washington Medical Center, Bridges is best known for her research and teaching related to the integration of hemodynamic data into clinical practice and the care of critically ill and injured patients, especially under unique and austere conditions.
AACN invites clinicians and researchers to apply for its grants, with awards ranging from $10,000 to $50,000. Applications are due by Oct. 31, 2014. The grants support inquiry that drives change in high acuity and critical care nursing practice.
The American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) has been honored with six awards for excellence in publishing from three separate organizations.
The strategic response by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses to the Institute of Medicine’s report, “The Future of Nursing,” continues to demonstrate ongoing impact during its initial implementation in six regional markets. AACN CSI Academy teams at eight central Texas hospitals recently shared results of their nurse-led initiatives, reporting noteworthy clinical and fiscal outcomes.
Varying practices and frequent lapses in nutrition delivery can put critically ill patients at greater risk for malnutrition and associated complications, according to an article in the August issue of Critical Care Nurse. The article offers specific strategies to address underfeeding and decrease the time patients spend without nutrition.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has released new editions of two popular nursing textbooks bearing its trademark -- “AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing” and “AACN Essentials of Progressive Care Nursing.”
AACN Certification Corporation announces its leadership for fiscal year 2015, with terms effective July 1, 2014. Mary Frances Pate, from the University of Portland School of Nursing in Oregon, leads the board as chair.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses announces new leadership and members of its board of directors for fiscal year 2015, effective July 1, 2014. Teri Lynn Kiss, of Fairbanks Memorial Hospital (Banner Health), Alaska, is the new board president.
The fourth annual AACN Nurse Manager Priorities conference, presented by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, offers specialized sessions and resources for current and emerging nurse managers. It will be held Sept. 28-Oct. 1, 2014, in Nashville.
AACN Progressive Care Pathways, presented by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, is the only conference to address the distinct educational and professional development goals for the growing number of nurses who care for high acuity patients who require highly skilled nursing care but are not in the ICU.
As part of participating in AACN CSI Academy, teams of nurses from seven Boston-area hospitals developed initiatives that measurably improved patient outcomes while demonstrating a combined fiscal impact of nearly $8 million in anticipated annual savings to the organizations.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses brings together thousands of nurses this week in Denver, at its annual National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition (NTI)
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses honors its former CEO Wanda Johanson for her exceptional contributions throughout her 45-year career that enhanced the care of critically ill patients and their families and furthered AACN’s mission and vision. She will receive the 2014 Marguerite Rodgers Kinney Award for a Distinguished Career during AACN's National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition, Denver, May 17-22, 2014.
Nurses, ethics experts and healthcare leaders from around the country will address the challenges presented by moral distress, one of the top ethical issues affecting clinical practice and the healthcare workplace during a half-day interactive summit May 21 in Denver.
AACN will bestow the 2014 Circle of Excellence Award on 23 nurses nationwide at its National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition, Denver, May 17-22. These outstanding caregivers from 15 states receive this coveted award for achieving excellent outcomes in the care of acutely and critically ill patients and their families.
AACN will present the ICU Design Citation to the newborn and infant critical care unit at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, for the patient- and family-focused elements incorporated into the design of the state-of-the-art 58-bed unit.
AACN will recognize 14 of its more than 235 chapters worldwide for their exemplary efforts to make a difference in the healthcare profession and their communities, at the 2014 National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition, Denver, May 17-22.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses awarded an AACN Impact Research Grant to Ruth Kleinpell, Rush University Medical Center, to conduct a multisite study to identify models of care for acute care nurse practitioners.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses awarded an AACN Impact Research Grant to Norma Metheny, Saint Louis University School of Nursing. Metheny will use the grant to study feeding tube placement in infants with the aim of developing a bedside protocol to quickly determine correct placement, without using x-rays or other methods that expose patients to radiation.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses awarded an AACN Impact Research Grant to Carol Pavlish, UCLA associate professor of nursing. Pavlish will work with other nurse researchers at UCLA Medical Center, Mayo Clinic and Massachusetts General to implement and evaluate an ethics education program, titled “CO:ADVOCATE: A Program to Prevent Ethical Conflict and Moral Distress in ICU.”
AACN expects more than 6,000 nurses at its National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition (NTI) in Denver, May 17-22. NTI, the world’s largest conference for nurses who care for high acuity and critically ill patients, includes the Critical Care Exposition, the largest and most comprehensive trade show specifically for acute and critical care nurses.
An article in Critical Care Nurse examines the evidence associated with four common clinical practices and encourages nurses to put the current best evidence into practice, rather than providing care based on tradition alone.
Loretta Ford, RN, PNP, EdD, FAAN, FAANP, co-founder of the first nurse practitioner education program, will receive the AACN Pioneering Spirit Award from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
Carrie B. Lenburg, RN, EdD, FAAN, ANEF, a pioneer in nursing education, will receive the AACN Pioneering Spirit Award from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
The National Patient Safety Foundation Lucian Leape Institute — and founding chairman Lucian Leape, MD — will receive the AACN Pioneering Spirit Award for international leadership in patient safety. The award is from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has launched an online review course to help adult-gerontology clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) better prepare for the ACCNS-AG certification exam.
AACN will present the Flame of Excellence Award to Reynaldo “Rey” Rivera, recognizing him as a champion of nurse engagement and empowerment. Rivera is corporate director of professional nursing practice innovations at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital System and a past president of the Philippine Nurses Association of America (PNAA).
AACN will present the Flame of Excellence Award to Paula Lusardi for her career-long commitment to evidence-based bedside practice. Prior to her retirement in 2013, Lusardi served as director of nursing research and as a critical and acute care clinical nurse specialist at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass.
AACN will present the Flame of Excellence Award to Julie Stanik-Hutt, recognizing her as a national leader in the advocacy of nurse practitioners. An adult acute care nurse practitioner and critical care clinical nurse specialist, Stanik-Hutt is an associate professor at The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing.
Nurses from seven North Carolina hospitals report results from their early progressive mobility and other patient care initiatives that significantly improved patient outcomes while demonstrating anticipated financial savings of more than $2.5 million. The results stem from their participation in a hospital-based nurse leadership and innovation training program sponsored by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses joins with hospitals and other healthcare groups across the country March 19 to celebrate the essential work of certified nurses as part of Certified Nurses Day.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses brings top issues facing critical care into focus with its spring conference, AACN Clinical Priorities. The conference will be held April 15-17, Las Vegas.
AACN Certification Corporation – the credentialing arm of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses – has completed the process of aligning all its certification exams for advanced practice nurses with the requirements of the Consensus Model for APRN Regulation.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses recognizes 122 units from 101 hospitals nationwide that earned the Beacon Award for Excellence between Jan. 1, 2013, and Dec. 31, 2013.
As part of the national "Choosing Wisely" initiative, the Critical Care Societies Collaborative has identified five routine clinical practices that should be questioned because they may not always be necessary and could, in fact, be harmful.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses invites nurses and other healthcare professionals who care for high acuity and critically ill patients and their families to its 2014 National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition (NTI) in Denver, May 19-22, with preconferences May 17-18.
Nurses impaired by fatigue, loss of sleep, daytime sleepiness and an inability to recover between shifts are more likely to express concern that they made a wrong decision about a patient’s care, according to a study in the January issue of American Journal of Critical Care.
Nurse-led initiatives in Indiana measurably improved patient outcomes while demonstrating anticipated financial savings of more than $5.2 million to their organizations, according to initial results from a hospital-based nurse leadership and innovation training program launched last year by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).
Process variations related to brain death have far-reaching implications beyond delaying an official declaration of death, including added stress for the patient’s family, missed opportunities for organ donation and increased costs of care, according to an article in the December issue of Critical Care Nurse.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has appointed Dana Woods as its new CEO. Woods will serve as the top staff executive of the California-based AACN, which is the world’s largest specialty nursing organization.
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